The state has spent $7.5 million on promotional products since 2007, approximately $2.5 million a year. That $2.5 million is a drop in the state's $25 billion budget deficit bucket, but that $2.5 million could mean a lot to those distributors who won't be receiving it in 2011.
If you're a distributor or supplier in California, how has the announcement affected you? Do you expect to see a decrease in income? Has the governor's language caused people to devalue your services? Let us know how the decision in California is impacting small American businesses in the comment field below.
- People:
- Jerry Brown
- Places:
- California
Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.